All members can be removed from a group before a group is deleted. If the owner is the only one in the group, then they will be able to remove it.

Group admins can archive a group, which means that the group won't show up in Facebook searches for non- members and new members can't join. If the original owner leaves the group, admins can't remove it.

There is a way to remove a group on Facebook.

How to delete a Facebook group

When you're done with a Facebook group, you can either use a web browser or the mobile app to uninstall it.

How to delete a Facebook group using a web browser

This is the first thing. You can find Groups on the home page of Facebook.

Screenshot of the Facebook side panel with Groups highlighted.
Click on Groups.
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There are two You can choose to remove the group that you want.

There are three. To navigate to members, click here.

Screenshot of the Facebook group top bar with Members highlighted.
Click on Members to view the members list.
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There are four. Click the dots next to each member's name to remove them. If you hit confirm, you'll get the answer.

If you want to remove a member's previous 7 days of comments and posts from your group, you need to click on the recent activity button.

There are five. Clicking the Joined button next to your name will remove one member. If you want to remove a group, select it and then remove it again.

Screenshot of a Facebook group with the Delete Group button highlighted.
Click Delete Group twice.
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How to delete a Facebook group using the mobile app

This is the first thing. You can open the Facebook app on your mobile device. The groups can be selected by selecting the Menu tab.

Screenshot of the Facebook Menu page on iOS with the Groups button highlighted.
Click on Groups.
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There are two You can find the group that you want to remove under the Groups you manage section.

Screenshot of the Facebook app groups section with Your groups highlighted.
Select Your groups.
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There are three. You can open the group to get rid of it.

There are four. If you want to see all of the members of the group, tap on the name of the group.

There are five. If you tap on each person's name, you'll be able to remove them from the group.

There are six. You can go back to the front page of the group if you want to manage it.

Screenshot of the Facebook app group home screen with the Manage button highlighted.
Tap Manage.
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There are seven. If you scroll down and tap on the group, you'll be able to press it again.

How to pause a Facebook group

If a group administrator needs to take a break, they can pause the group on Facebook.

This is the first thing. Select your group from the drop down menu.

There are two Below the cover photo, click the three horizontal dots.

There are three. Click the group you want to stop in.

Screenshot of the Facebook horizontal dots menu with “Pause group” highlighted.
Click on Pause group.
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If you click the Edit button below the cover photo, you can set when the group will resume.